"He is a kidnapper. After taking me away, he did not take me back to his hometown. We still stayed in the inn in the capital. He also squandered all the money you gave me before. He is a bad gambler." After saying this, Cheng Susu began to cover her face and cry bitterly.
Mother Cheng didn't understand anything after hearing this.
"So you have stayed in the capital?" Cheng's mother asked Cheng Susu.
Cheng Susu nodded lightly, "Yes! He later owed more and more gambling money. In order to pay off the gambling debt, he sold me to another person."
Hearing this sentence, Cheng's mother felt a throbbing pain in her heart, and she was about to faint. Cheng Susu quickly supported her mother and sat down on the stone chair in the pavilion.
But Cheng's mother immediately started sobbing again under her handkerchief. She murmured, "How could he do this to you! How could he do this to you?"
If the initial crying was tears of joy at the reunion of mother and daughter, then Cheng's mother's tears at this moment were crying for her daughter's rough fate.
She simply couldn't imagine how a woman would deal with such a thing. She looked at her daughter and then asked in a low voice, "So you came here carrying that person on your back?"
Cheng Susu shook her head, "No, Princess Jin asked me to come here."
"Princess Jin? Is she the one who bought you?" Mother Li was obviously a little confused after hearing this.
Cheng Susu smiled bitterly and shook her head. If the buyer were Princess Jin, even if she was a slave, she would be better off than the two people she met.
She whispered, "Of course the buyer can't be her. Who would pay a high price to pay off a bad gambler just to buy a maid?"
"Then what's the relationship between you and Princess Jin?" Mother Cheng couldn't help but continue to ask.
Cheng Susu whispered, "After I was bought by the new buyer, I was quickly disliked by him. He had a new concubine, so he threw me aside. The concubine teased me, and the new buyer looked on with cold eyes, and even When we were on the boat, the concubine of the new buyer just pushed me into the water. Fortunately, I was rescued by Princess Jin. Later, Princess Jin saw that I had a pitiful life, so she took me in at Prince Jin's Mansion."
After hearing about her daughter's tortuous life, Cheng's mother only said in a low voice, "I will definitely come to express my gratitude for Princess Jin's kindness."
Cheng Susu only nodded.
"Mom, actually, besides missing you this time, I also want to ask you to help me with something."
Mother Cheng asked in surprise, "What's the matter?"
"Mom, can you please help me beg my father? Let me go back to the Cheng family? Now I don't know what to do if I don't go back to the Cheng family?"
Cheng didn't say anything for a long time.
After a long time, she sighed, but only took out a banknote from her arms and said, "Susu, your father is still very angry about you, and your two sisters are also discussing marriage. , can you just think about them? After they get married, I will discuss with your father to bring you back, Susu, can you wait a little longer? "
Cheng Susu originally thought that as long as she spoke, her mother would definitely not ignore her when she heard about her current situation.
But when she suddenly heard such a sentence, her heart became slightly cold, and she whispered, "How long do we have to wait?"
"Your eldest sister is already discussing marriage with Jinke Zhuangyuanlang. He is your father's disciple, so he naturally listens to us in terms of arrangements. Now the betrothal gift has been paid, and they will get married next month." Mrs. Cheng said softly.
Then Cheng said in a low voice, "It's just that your little sister is still looking at the young man. I'm afraid it will take about a year."
Hearing Cheng's words, Cheng Susu's heart sank.
Although Lu Zhizhang is still in mourning, he still has one year.
However, for a man like him, who knows how many changes there will be in this year. Just thinking about the suitors she heard mentioned by the maids made her heart skip a beat.
Among these people there are many rich daughters of aristocratic families.
If my family doesn't take action, will I really want to be someone's concubine?
When she thought of this, Cheng Susu felt anxious.
Although she still doesn't know what Lu Zhizhang thinks of her, but he didn't reject her, so maybe she is somewhat different from others after all.
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At this point, Cheng Susu gritted her teeth and decided to take care of it. She only said to her mother, "Mom, this matter can't be delayed any longer. My daughter can wait for another month at most."
"If my daughter can't go back after a month, she will have no hope at all."
After hearing what Cheng Susu said, Mrs. Cheng was confused for a moment. Although she felt sorry for her eldest daughter, she also had to think about her other daughters.
What's more, if her husband heard her mention this matter, he would probably scold her bloody.
Originally, Cheng Zhufeng felt that Cheng Susu was incompetent as a matron when she eloped with someone. ..
If he mentions this matter again now, Cheng Zhufeng will definitely not agree to not tell him, and will scold him severely.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Cheng could only say to her daughter, "Susu, I will inevitably wrong you in this matter."
However, Cheng Susu suddenly knelt down in front of Mr. Cheng and said, "Mother! I have some relations with Mr. Lu now."
Hearing this, Mrs. Cheng couldn't help being startled, "Mr. Lu? Which Mr. Lu?"
"Of course it's Master Lu Zhizhang." Cheng Susu said softly.
Hearing this sentence, Mrs. Cheng couldn't help but take a breath.
"Are you talking about him? How do you know each other?" Mrs. Cheng naturally knows Lu Zhizhang. After all, he is now in the limelight and can be regarded as a new noble in the court.
Although the marriage of his second daughter is not bad, after all, the new son-in-law is the disciple of the current emperor.
However, compared to the new No. 1 scholar who still doesn't know how his official career will be, it is obvious that if the eldest daughter can really establish a relationship with the Lu family, then the marriage will naturally be more noble than the new No. 1 scholar.
However, Mr. Cheng has not yet been dazzled by this happy event.
After all, Lu Zhizhang was a new member of the court, and he was the likely future heir.
And even if his daughter is still the eldest lady of the Hanlin Mansion, someone as noble as the Lu family may not be able to like their family.
What's more, with her daughter like this, she was afraid that Lu Zhizhang was just playing with her daughter.
So she asked softly, "Susu, what's the relationship between you and him? Please talk to mother carefully."
Cheng Susu then told her mother everything that happened between herself and Lu Zhizhang.
And in order to make her mother believe what she said, she naturally added some fuel and jealousy to it. He only said that Lu Zhizhang had always had a good impression of him, and the two even exchanged tokens of love.
However, Cheng's mother was not very optimistic about this. She only whispered, "Even so, I can't be sure that he will marry you, especially since he doesn't know about your past yet... Sometimes, it’s inevitable to mention something wrong.”
"But mother, if you don't try, my only chance to turn around will be gone."
"And... isn't it that his wife's family background is not high? And when he married her, their family was on the wrong side. Maybe Mr. Lu is a very passionate person. If he truly loves her, he won't care. In terms of her background, how am I worse than her?"
Hearing Cheng Susu's words, Cheng was a little unsure for a moment. She didn't believe that young talents like Lu Zhizhang could be the most loving savior.
She just felt that Lu Zhizhang was really a good choice, and the life experience of his late wife Qi Peipei made her see a possibility. Since his ex-wife's family background was more dangerous than the common people, then if her daughter could If she returns to the Hanlin Mansion and continues to be the eldest lady of the Hanlin Mansion, then although her daughter has some minor flaws, she should not be unworthy of Lu Zhizhang.
After all, Lu Zhizhang is also a widower now.
When she thought of this, Mrs. Cheng just patted Cheng Susu's hand gently and said, "After hearing what you said, Mom thinks it's the same reason. I will talk to your father. If your father is moved by the talk, I will take it with you." You go home."
Hearing that Cheng finally relented, Cheng Susu only nodded.
In the Cheng Mansion, the two sisters of the Cheng family were laughing and playing. When they saw their mother coming back, they hurriedly approached her and asked, "Mom, where have you been? Why didn't you take us with you?"
Mrs. Cheng just waved her hand and said, "What are you kidding about? You know how to fool around all day long, you are not young anymore."
After being scolded by their mother, the two sisters couldn't help but stick out their tongues.
After Mrs. Cheng reprimanded them, she also asked the mother-in-law beside her, "Is the master back?"
The mother-in-law naturally replied in a low voice, "To answer my question, madam, the master is back and is now in the study."
After hearing this, Mrs. Cheng naturally went to look for Cheng Zhufeng.
She felt that it was better to mention this to Cheng Zhufeng earlier. After all, if it were later, she was afraid that she would not have the courage to mention her daughter to her husband.
Cheng Zhufeng was writing brushes and ink in the study at the moment. He was quite focused on what he was doing. Mrs. Cheng didn't dare to disturb him, so she just waited quietly in one place.
After waiting for about half a stick of incense, Cheng Zhufeng had already completed the bamboo ink painting.
When he was admiring his paintings, he naturally looked up and saw Cheng.
He just said lightly, "Why are you here?"
Mrs. Cheng pinched the handkerchief in her hand, obviously still thinking about how to speak to her husband.
Cheng Zhufeng just looked at her impatiently and said, "If you have anything to say, please tell me quickly."
Under Cheng Zhufeng's gaze, Mrs. Cheng finally spoke slowly, "Husband, I met Su Su today."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhufeng immediately glared at Mrs. Cheng.
"Is she still in Beijing?" Cheng Zhufeng asked.
Mrs. Cheng was glared at by Cheng Zhufeng and did not dare to say the rest.
After a long while, she whispered "Yes..."
"Why is she still in Beijing? She didn't go with that person? She doesn't feel embarrassed!" When Cheng Zhufeng heard about his eldest daughter, he was so angry that he almost tore the newly made calligraphy treasure into pieces.
Listening to her husband's words, Mrs. Cheng only whispered, "It's not that she doesn't want to leave with him, it's that that person doesn't want her anymore."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhufeng's subconscious reaction was, "She should have expected this when she eloped with that person."
